Craft and StructureVery hardOverall structure: rival claims, evidence, verdict
Craft and Structure practice question
Two towns claim to have held the first agricultural show in the county. Each has a poster to prove it, and the posters bear the same year. The county archive settles it in an unexpected way: both shows were held that year, one in July and one in September, and the September town's poster, printed in June, had simply copied the other's design.
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?
- A. It presents two competing claims, introduces evidence, and resolves the dispute in an unexpected way.Correct
- B. It argues that agricultural shows are declining.
- C. It describes how posters were printed.
- D. It lists the county's agricultural shows.
Answer: A. It presents two competing claims, introduces evidence, and resolves the dispute in an unexpected way.
Two claims, the archive, and a surprising resolution.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It argues that agricultural shows are declining.
- No such argument.
- C. It describes how posters were printed.
- Printing is mentioned, not described.
- D. It lists the county's agricultural shows.
- Two shows, not a list.
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